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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Start date: May 1, 2025

Finish date: May 31, 2025

Discussion: New School Classics- 1915-2005

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Jan 10, 2022 Safa rated it liked it · review of another edition

Forever defying the odds.
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According to Libby I’ve been reading this book since July 2018 and I’m on track to finish in 6 years! Rtc 2028. Stay tuned.

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Oct 31, 2021 Bob Finch rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

A fun, light read with many twists and turns, and the bonus of being set in Barcelona, though I wish a map had been included (also, one could be forgiven for thinking Barcelona’s weather sucks after reading this novel; however, that has not been my experience). The book had me hooked; a real page turner. I might have given it 5 stars but for the ending, where it really fell apart (in fact, I found the last 20 pages or so so disappointing that I nearly docked two stars, but I relented; after all ...more

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Oct 09, 2017 RebecaH rated it liked it · review of another edition

El libro es efectivo en crear una atmósfera de suspenso en varios momentos y en dibujar una Barcelona para quienes aún no la conocemos. Sin embargo, me pareció que los personajes son poco complejos y que la línea narrativa es predecible. En cualquier caso, me emocionó lo suficiente para terminarlo y para preguntarme una vez más: ¿por qué esa obsesión con querer a quien no nos quiere? #teamMiquel

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Mar 07, 2016 Melissa rated it liked it

This is a beautifully written ode to the magic of story. It lost me a bit towards the end with its twists and turns but I loved the characters and how it brought post-war Barcelona to life.

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Dec 04, 2013 Madge rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-time-favorites, mystery, kindle-books, historical-fiction, magical-realism, gothic

I am not even remotely qualified to attempt to review this book, but I feel that I need to say something about it.

It has been rare, in my experiences with books throughout my life, to come across a work as beautifully written as this book. The pace was neither too swift, nor too slow, the language (even as a translation) was mesmerizing, the characters were well developed, and the plot was engrossin. While I'm uncertain about my desire or ability to ever re-read this book, I find myself wanting ...more

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